Report: Liverpool confident of beating Tottenham Hotspur to Shaqiri signature

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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur reportedly want Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City.

Liverpool are confident of signing Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to The Gambling Times.

It has been reported that Liverpool will offer Shaqiri a better financial package than Premier League rivals Tottenham, and are confident that working with manager Jurgen Klopp will appeal to the Switzerland international winger.

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Tottenham and Liverpool, though, are not the only clubs who are reportedly interested in the 26-year-old winger.

According to TEAMtalk, Everton, West Ham United and Crystal Palace all are interested in the former Inter Milan and Bayern Munich winger, who is reported to have a £12 million relegation release clause in his contract at the Potters, who will play in the Championshp next seaon after going down from the Premier League.

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Both Liverpool and Tottenham will play in the Champions League next season, and both the Reds and Spurs will be aiming to challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title.

If Shaqiri, who earns £65,000 per week as salary according to Spotrac.com and is playing for Switzerland at the World Cup in Russia, has to choose between Liverpool and Tottenham, then it will probably come down to two factors – salary and playing time.